The present invention relates to a method of providing a graft scaffold for cartilage repair, particularly in a human patient. The method of the invention comprising the steps of providing particles and/or fibres； providing an aqueous solution of a gelling polysaccharide； providing at least one of: particles and/or fibres and mammalian cells, mixing the aqueous solution of gelling polysaccharide, particles and/or fibres, and/or mammalian cells to obtain a printing mix； and depositing said printing mix in a three-dimensional form. The invention further relates to graft scaffolds and grafts obtained by the method of the invention.The gelling polysaccharide is gellan gum, acylated and/or sulfated gellan gum, and the printing mix further comprises alginate.
